Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu

Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu originally called Daitō-ryū Jujutsu is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership ofTakeda Sokaku. Takeda had extensive training in several martial arts (including Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū and sumo) and referred to the style he taught as “Daitō-ryū“ (literally, “Great Eastern School“). Although the school’s traditions claim to extend back centuries in Japanese history there are no known extant records regarding the